I spent the whole weekend at the kitchen table, trying to learn how to use Inkscape, a graphics program. Thank goodness for YouTube videos (in this endeavor and many others).
You see, I've been trying to come up with a way to use the new heat-press machine for something other than t-shirts for the grandchildren, the point being to make the machine pay for itself and all of the crap I had to buy to go with it (the pipe dream of all crafters). I spent some time adding up material costs and figured I could make a little money with t-shirts IF I could come up with designs that would sell.
I've had an idea about a cartoon character (of my own creation) combined with a realistic Jeep image. Combining the two proved to be a challenge, hence the need for the weekend spent trying to learn enough Inkscape to get the job done.
While pondering, I had a thought that excited me; I could do up some shirts and sell them at a Jeep rally that we've attended a few times. I had no clue what a vendor booth might cost, or if space was still available, but I fired off an email to the dude reportedly in charge of such things. Haven't heard back from him, yet. Haven't heard back from the Jeep club as to whether I can use their name/logo.
Meanwhile, it occurred to me that the designs I was pondering to put on shirts to sell was most likely a violation of some copyright/trademark law. I did some research and concluded that using a Jeep image (or even the word "Jeep") in my designs could get me sued, or at least get me a "cease and desist" letter. So, nix those Jeep-related designs.
Back to square one.
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